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                        Using Modelling wax...

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                        Dalixam
                        • Member since
                          October 2009
                        Using Modelling wax...
                        Posted by Dalixam on Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:43 PM

                        Hi all! I'm new to the community, but it seams like the place to be when starting at modelling, so here I am :)

                        I have just begun my first diorama. Obviously I'm rather clueless, but spending hours reading topics online, I'm getting the general idea of how to proceed.

                        I am building the dukw and the machine gun emplacement at the moment, but I need a way to create a line of ocean, a line of beach and some steep rocky grond.

                        A friend of mine suggested modelling wax. Would it be possible to shape and paint that? :)

                        I'll upload some images once I'm a bit further in the process.

                        Regards!

                        Lasse

                        Tags: diorama, modelling wax, ocean, beach, rocky ground
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                        vespa boy
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: Boston MA
                        Posted by vespa boy on Friday, July 30, 2010 10:21 AM

                        It may be a little difficult getting water based paints to stick to wax. Also wax has a way of imbibing dirt over a long period of time. What I would suggest is that you use modelling wax to make objects and then make a mould in silicone and then you can cast away in whatever medium you choose.

                        http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar

                        This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B.,
                        I ain't got time for that now

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